Weave.



J. C. GAYNOR.

WBAVE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.23,1912.

1,037,752. I I Patented Sept. 3,1912.

INVEHTUR James 6. 6 64 nor ATTORNEYS 4 out without NI E STATES PATENT OFFICE.

James 0. GAYNOR, or rn'rnason. new .innsnY, Assrcnoa TQHEIJVETIA SILK mums,

. or rarnnson, 'NEW J RSEY.

WEAVE.

} Specification of Letters ratent. Application filed Inch 23, 1912. Serial in. 685,679.

' Patented Sept. 3, 1912.

To all whom it may concern: I Be it. known that 1,: JAMES C. GAYNOR, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of-Paterson, in the county of Passaic and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Weaveyof which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This' invention relates to improvements in weaves, and particularly to weaves designed to permit sections of the cloth woven tobe presenting anledge which will ravel. 1 1 The object in view is to provide a weave arranged at any angle across a givenpiece of cloth, which will permit the cloth to be out without presenting a raveling edge... 1.

- A furtherobject of the invention is to provide a weave which will permit cloth to be woven in strips and arranged with certain parts designed to. be severed without causing a ravelmieedge whereby independent sections may 'woven in a continuous strip each section having any configuration desired- I In carrying out the objects of the invenwevenand any desired 'kind of weave may be fused to form the body of the cloth. At intervals, how ver, a. special arrangement J-of weave is-pr vided which may beset diagonally across a strip of cloth or at any ang e which will permit the severing of the cloth.

at that particular angle iwithout causing a 'raveling edge. To accomplish this purpose the threads 01: yarns making up the weft are caused to be looped-atfornear the lineof *severance, while the" threads" are caused to extend in a continuous line in the usual manner. In formin a (in onal weave deslgnedto be severed e we thread 15.

brought up to-the int where it is designed.

to sever the clot and .then turned and caused to return. The, next movement of the weft thread is shorteiied,and so on until that particular weft thread ceases to operate entirely. The opposite weft threadoperates in an opposite manner, that is, each back and forth movement is lengthened, but is not caused to overlap the weftthreads of the opposing shuttle, whereby there is a line in the cloth in which there is located no weft threads but simply the usual warp threads. This will permit the cloth to be cut at this point and in cuttin only the warp threads are cut. The resu t is naturally that the 5 is arran 'sitely positione larged fragmentary view of a piece of cloth disclosin the diagonal weave. I

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals, 1 indicates a continuous strip of cloth or ribbon which may be of any des red width, but preferably is made of suitable widthsso that triangular pieces 2 may be cut therefrom for forming flags or banners. The body 3 of the triangular pieces 2 inay beformed in any desired manner having, of course, weft and warp threads. The strip 1. is wovenat lines 4 with the ordinary t1ght weave for forming substantially nonravelm edges. The lines of weaving 4 are prefera 1y arranged at'a slight angle to the general direction of the strip 1. Extending from one end of one of the lines 4 to the .op osite end of the next adjoining line 4, is a lagona-l arrangement of weave 5 which isadapted to be severed centrally when the pieces? are cut from the strip 1. The weave to be 'non-raveling so that when the pieces 2 are cut from the strip 1 and formed into banners, the banner will have non-ravelin edges 6 and 7 without the necessity of bin mg the banner. The edge 8 may be secured to the stafi in any desired manner, or the pieces2 may be used inde pendent of stafis of any kind.

[The particular way the warp and weft threads are arranged to form the weave 5 is shown more specifically in Fig. 3, wherein it will be observed that the warp. threads 9 extend longitudinally of the cloth in the usual manner, while the weft threads 10 extend to an imaginary. line .11 and then go back to the ed 'e of the cloth. The oppodweft threads 10' are similarly arran ed. f In order to provide this weave it will be evident that at least two shuttles are necessary, one for the weft threads 10 and the other for the weft threads 10"; The shuttle carrying the weft threads 10' goes from the edge of thread to the line edge will not-ravel even though the same is 11 and then bacl: to the edge of the thread, after which it a ain moves toward the line 11 and engages .t e next warp thread beyond the previously laid weft thread, and then goes back to the edge of the'cloth. The shuttle continues this action backand forth to the part near the imaginary. line .11,-

gradually extending its'movement until the movement is entirelyhcross the cloth 1.

The action of the shuttle carrying the thread 10 is just the reverse, the movement becoming less and less until the shuttle ceases tooperate at the point 12 (Fig. 1). The

shuttlecarrying the thread-1O ceases to operate only untilfthe jzlothhas advanced a short distance: whereupon the shuttle carrying the thgead 10 will begin to operatea in the same manner but in opposition; whenthe shuttle carrying the thread 10 is having a long stroke, the shuttle carrying the thread 10 is having a short stroke, and vice versa. By ferming the loops 15 and 16 on opposite sides of the ima inary line 11, there is left a s' ace in the abric or cloth 1 between the we threads which carries only warp threads. If these warp threads are severed on this line, namely the imaginary line 11, a non-ravelin edge will result.

Having thus described my invention I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:'

1. A fabric formed with a plurality of sections arranged with diagonally juxtapositioned parallel ed es connected by the warp threads of the fa ric.

2. A fabric formed of longitudinally arranged warp threads, and transversely arranged weft threads,'the weft threads beinglooped at the outer edges of the fabric and at a diagonal line across the fabric, some of the weft threads extending. from one edge I to said diagonal line and the remaining weft threads extending from the opposite edge to said diagonal line whereby the fabric may cut diagonally without presenting a raveling edge. jj3. A fabric formed of warp and weft threads arranged with a selvage edge on each side, a tightly woven portion arran ed diagonally at spaced intervals, and abutting selvage edges arranged diagonally of said fabric and extending substantially at a right angle to said tightly woven edges, whereby at'one end the same contact with one end of said tightly woven portion and the opposite edge engages the next succeeding woven portion at the opposite side of the fabric, whereby whenthe fabric is out along said tightly wovenportion and said diagonally arranged selvageedge, a triangular shaped piece of fabric is presented having selvages on both sides T 4. A piece of fabric formed triangular in shape and with a closely woven end portion' extending at an angle to the directionof the weft threads,and a pair of selvage edges extending from said end to a point, one of said edges being arranged at substantially right angles to the direction of weft threads and the other of said edges being arranged at substantially a right angle to said closely woven end portion.

5. A fabrlc comprising a strip of material having a selvage edge oneach side, a closely woven diagonally arranged portion, and a diagonally arranged ortion having abutting selvage edges, said abutting edges being connected by the warp threads of said fabric. I

6. A fabric comprising'a strip of material diagonally arranged portion having abutting selvage edges, said abutting edges being connected" by the warp threads of said fabric.

y In testimony whereof I' have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. I JAMES C. GAYNOR.

Witnesses: V

A. L. Krronm,

Pnimr D. ROLLHAUS. 

